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ALL    AMERICA 
CABLES 


CABLE  TARIFFS  AND  OTHER 
INFORMATION  OF  INTEREST 
TO     THE     CABLING     PUBLIC 


MAIN  CABLE  OFFICE: 
89  BROAD  STREET,  NEW  YORK 

JOHN      L.     MCRRILL,     PRKSIOKNT 


NEW    HOME    OF 

ALL  AMERICA  CABLES 

89    BROAD    STREET,    NEW    YORK 


ALL  AMERICA 
CABLES 


BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS 

OF  THE 

Central    and    South   American 
Telegraph   Co. 

Edward  D.  Adams  Francig  L.  Higginson 

Robert  W,  de  Forest  Daniel  P.  Kingsford 

Wm.  Pierson  Hamilton  John  L.  Merrill 

J.  Montgomery  Hare  W.  Emlen  Roosevelt 


BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS 

OF  THE 

Mexican  Telegraph  Co. 

John  W.  Auchincloss  John  J.  Pierrepont 

Edmund  L.  Baylies  Percy  R.  Pyne 

R.  Fulton  Cutting  W.  Emlen  Roosevelt 

John  L.  Merrill  Charles  Howland  Russell 

Cornelius  Vanderbilt 


The 
ALL  AMERICA  CABLES 
System 

The  ALL  AMERICA  CABLES  system 
is  operated  jointly  by  the  Mexican  Tele- 
graph Company  and  the  Central  and  South 
American  Telegraph  Company.  The  former 
company  was  established  in  1879  and  the 
latter  in  188L 

The  system  is  composed  of  the  following 
lines  of  communication,  viz. : 

"VIA  COLON" 

From  New  York,^  there  are  two  direct 
duplexed  cables  to  Colon,  touching  at  Guan- 
tanamo,  Cuba.  These  cables  continue  across 
the  Isthmus  of  Panama  by  means  of  du- 
plicate underground  cables  uniting  with 
cables  at  Panama,  extending  down  the  west 
coast  as  far  as  Valparaiso  and  serving  the 
Republics  of  Colombia,  Venezuela,  Ecuador, 
Peru,  Bolivia  and  Chile. 

From  Valparaiso,  Chile,  the  lines  (trip- 
licate) extend  to  Santiago,  and,  also,  across 
the  Andes  to  the  city  of  Buenos  Aires,  in 
the  Argentine. 

An  **A11  America"  cable  is  now  being 
installed  between  Buenos  Aires,  Argentina, 
and  Montevideo,  Uruguay,  and  it  is  ex- 
pected will  be  in  operation  within  a  short 
time. 

Plans  for  the  extensions  of  the  cables 
from  Buenos  Aires  to  the  cities  of  Santos 


5   M  ^  W  ^ 

iL^sicfuh  Ubriry     

and  Rio  de  Janeiro  in  Brazil  have 
been  completed  and  it  is  hoped  that 
these  extensions  may  be  made  at  an 
early  date.  (In  the  meantime  mes- 
sages to  Brazil  are  being  handled  via  the 
ALL  AMERICA  CABLES  and  connecting 
lines.) 

"VIA  GALVESTON" 

From  Galveston,  Texas,  there  are  trip- 
licate cables  to  Vera  Cruz  and  Puerto 
Mexico.  These  cross  the  Isthmus  of 
Tehuantepec  and  extend  down  the  west 
coast  of  Central  America  as  far  as  Panama, 
there  connecting  with  the  cables  above 
described.  From  Vera  Cruz  there  is  a 
duplicate  landline  to  the  City  of  Mexico. 
Messages  to  and  from  Mexico  are  received 
from,  or  delivered  to,  connecting  lines  at 
Galveston. 

The  ALL  AMERICA  CABLES  system 
provides  a  cable  service  of  exceptional  im- 
portance to  the  Republics  of  the  United 
States,  Mexico,  Central  and  South  America. 
It  is  certain  that  no  one  agency  has  done 
more  toward  the  development  of  commerce 
between  the  three  Americas  and  in  foster- 
ing the  friendly  relations  between  the 
citizens  of  these  Republics  than  this  system. 
The  service  rendered  has  been  of  incalcu- 
lable benefit  to  the  nations  of  the  Western 
Hemisphere  and  to  the  world. 


The  policy  of  the  ALL  AMER- 
ICA CABLES  has  ever  been  one 
of    distinct  puhlk   service,   a    fact 
fully  appreciated  by  the  Republics 
served. 

This  system  holds  the  record  for  speed  in 
transmission  and  accuracy  in  service  and 
no  expense  has  been  spared  to  make  it  the 
best  cable  service  in  the  world.  Cablegrams 
over  the  ALL  AMERICA  CABLES  be- 
tween New  York  and  Buenos  Aires  are  now 
being  forwarded  without  retransmission 
by  hand,  t.  e.,  by  purely  automatic  methods, 
without  the  intervention  of  a  single  oper- 
ator between  the  office  in  New  York  and 
the  office  in  Buenos  Aires,  7,452  miles  in 
less  than  ten  minutes.  Similar  good  serv- 
ice is  enjoyed  by  all  of  the  Republics.  The 
remarkable  service  which  this  system  ren- 
dered during  the  World  Wlar  is  appreciated 
by  the  cabling  public  of  the  Americas. 

This  policy  of  real  public  service  is 
further  evidenced  by  the  marked  reduc- 
tion in  tariffs,  which  the  ALL  AMERICA 
CABLES  have  inaugurated  over  and  over 
again.  When  the  system  entered  Buenos 
Aires  the  rate  was  $7.50  per  word.  Today 
the  rate  to  Buenos  Aires  by  these  cables 
is  50  cents  per  word  for  regular  traffic  and 
one-half  that  rate,  or  25  cents  per  word, 
for  Deferred  Rate  traffic  {i.  e,,  cablegrams 
which  are  sent  when  the  line  is  clear, 
subject  to  a  possible  delay  of  from  ten  to 
twenty-four  hours). 


This  last  large  reduction  to  50 
cents  was  effected  by  the  ALL 
AMERICA  CABLES  on  December 
1st,  1917,  and  the  announcement 
such  a  radical  reduction  in  the  cost  of  ca- 
bling at  a  time  when  the  cost  of  everything 
else  was  mounting  higher  and  higher,  was 
enthusiastically  received  by  the  Governments 
of  all  the  Americas  and  the  public.  Natur- 
ally such  a  progressive  policy  of  public 
service  plays  a  large  part  in  fostering  trade 
relations,  likewise  a  closer  friendship,  be- 
tween the  Republics  mentioned. 

The  office  of  the  ALL  AMERICA 
CABLES  in  the  city  of  New  York  is 
situated  at  89  BROAD  STREET  and  the 
New  York  cabling  public  is  fast  learning  the 
many  advantages  to  be  gained  by  the  filing 
of  messages  direct  at  this  office.  If  it  is 
inconvenient  for  a  customer  to  send  to  the 
89  Broad  Street  office,  the  management  will, 
upon  telephonic  application,  send  a  mes- 
senger anywhere  in  the  city  for  the  message. 
(Telephone  BROAD  7470.) 

For  the  convenience  of  the  United  States 
Government  and  the  Embassies  and  Lega- 
tions of  the  Central  and  South  American 
Republics,  the  ALL  AMERICA  CABLES 
have  recently  established  an  office  in  Wash- 
ington, D.  C,  at  1126  Connecticut  Avenue, 
thus  putting  the  capital  of  the  nation  in 
direct  telegraphic  touch  with  the  nations 
of  South  America. 


One  of  the  main  objects  of  this 
publication  is  to  enlighten  the  citi- 
zens of  all  of  these  countries  in 
regard  to  this  great  American  cable 
system  and  to  impress  upon  the  telegraph- 
ing public  of  the  United  States,  the  fact 
that  messages  by  this  DIRECT  ROUTE  to 
SOUTH  AMERICA  may  be  filed  at  any 
telegraph  office  in  the  land  but  to  insure 
transmission  by  this  DIRECT  ROUTE 
TO  PANAMA,  COLOMBIA,  ECUADOR, 
PERU,  BOLIVIA,  CHILE,  ARGENTINA, 
PARAGUAY,  URUGUAY,  AND  BRAZIL, 
it  is  of  the  utmost  importance  that  cable- 
grams shall  bear  the  routing  instructions 

''VIA  COLON'' 

(which    words    are    transmitted    free    of 
charge  by  any  telegraph  or  cable  company). 


Number    of    Statute    miles 

in  operation — ^July  1, 1919 

21,400 


PRINCIPAL  OFFICES 


WASHINGTON.  D.  C, 
1 126   Connecticut  Ave., 
N.    W. 

NEW   YORK    CITY, 
89  Broad  Street 

GALVESTON,  TEXAS, 
Strand  and  21st  Street. 

MEXICO, 
Vera   Cruz, 

Calle   de  la  Indepen- 
dencia  No.  i. 
City  of   Mexico, 

San  Juan  del  Letrdn  y 
Av.  Independencia. 
Puerto    Mexico. 
Salina  Cruz 

GUATEMALA, 
San  Jose. 

SALVADOR, 
La   Libertad. 

NICARAGUA. 

San  Juan  del  Sur. 

PANAMA, 
Panama, 
Colon. 

COLOMBIA, 
Buenaventura. 


ECUADOR, 
Esmeraldas, 
Santa  Elena, 
Guayaquil. 
PERU, 
Paita, 
Callao, 
Lima, 

266  Villalta. 
Barranco. 
CHILE, 
Iquique, 

Serrano  150, 
Antofagasta, 

Calle  Washington  No. 
462, 
Valparaiso, 

Cochrane  No     583. 
Santiago, 
Huerfanos  No.   1041. 
ARGENTINA, 
Mendoza, 

Calle  9  de  Julio  1383, 
Rosario, 

Calle  San  Martin  No. 
625, 
Buenos  Aires, 

Calle   San   Martin,  y 
Sarmiento. 
URUGUAY, 
Montevideo, 

Calle  25  de  Mayo  y 
Esquina  Zabala. 


BRAZIL 


See  Page  20 


Connecting  with  all  the  World 


"Si 


IT  IS  IMPORTANT 

/that  you  should  mark  all  of  your  messages 


FULL  RATE 
(from  New  York  Ctty) 

ARGENTINA $      .50 

BOLIVIA 50 

BOLIVIA    (Riberalta   Wireless) 85 

BRAZIL .85 

BRAZIL  (Manaos) 1.36 

BRAZIL    (Pernambuco) 70 

CHILE  ^       .50 

COLOMBIA    (Buenaventura) *       .50 

COLOMBIA   (Other  Places). 65 

COSTA  RICA  (Sender's  Risk) .49 

ECUADOR .50 

GUATEMALA  (San  Jose) 44 

GUATEMALA   (All  Other  Places) 49 

HONDURAS    (Sender's   Risk) 49 

NICARAGUA    (San  Juan   del   Sur) 44 

NICARAGUA    (All    Other   Places) 49 

PANAMA    SO 

PARAGUAY 50 

PERU  .60 

PERU    (Iquitos    Wireless) 60 

SALVADOR    (La    Libertad) .44 

SALVADOR   (All  Other  Places) 49 

URUGUAY     50 


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IT  IS  IMPORTANT 

that  you  should  mark  all  of  your  messages^ 

••VIA  COLON^* 


DEFERRED  RATE 
(from  New  York  City) 

ARGENTINA $  .25 

BOLIVIA    26 

BRAZIL 42Ji 

BRAZIL  (Manaos) 68 

BRAZIL    (Pernambuco) 85 

CHILE  .26 

COLOMBIA     (Buenaventura) 26 

COLOMBIA    (Other  Places) Z2^ 

ECUADOR 25 

PANAMA  16 

PARAGUAY  26 

PERU 26 

URUGUAY  .26 

FULL    RATE:     An  Expedited  Service. 

DEFERRED  RATE:     Half   rate  messages,   accepted 
subject  to  delivery  within  24   hours. 

Must  be  written  in  the  language  of  Country  of  Origin, 
or  Destination,  or  French. 

No  figures  allowed. 


Used  in  the  transmission  of 
Cable  Messages. 


®(D®®®®®®®(0)0 

®®®®®®®®®® 

®®®®®®®®® 


Useful  when  decoding  messages. 
Operators  sometimes  strike  the 
wrong  key  and  errors  can  fre- 
quently be  detected  by  referring 
to  the  keyboard. 


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POSSIBLE  ERRORS  IN 
CABLE  SLIP  READING 


Letter 


Error 


A  

U      or  ET 

B  

D       or  NI 

or  TS 

C   

TN   or  NE 

or  TR 

D  

N      or  TI 

E  

I 

F  

IN    or  IE 

G  

ME 

H  

S       or  IE 

or  EI 

I    

E       or  S 

J    

W 

K  

NT    or  TT 

L  

ED    or  AE 

or  D 

M  

T       or  0 

N  

TE 

O  

M      or  TT 

P 

WE  or  AN 

or  EG 

Q  

MA 

R  

EN    or  EE 

S   

I        or  H'^**»*^«U  UhnMQuI 

T  

M 

U  

......A       or  IT 

V  

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W 

J        or  EM 

X  

NA    or  TU 

Y  

TW 

Z   

MI     or  TI 

or  G 

IS 


CABLE  SIGNALS 

as  they  appear  upon  the  tape 
of  the  Siphon  Recorder  Instru- 
ment, which  is  used  for  the 
transmission  of  cable  messages: 


^    r  M      r 


V         JT       Jr         « 


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DIFFERENCES  IN  TIME 


s 


Between  New  York  and  the  prin- 
cipal cities  of  the  West  Indies  and 
South  America : 

H.M. 

SAN  JUAN,  PORTO  RICO Add  .32 

ST.    THOMAS "  .36 

BARBADOS "  .58 

GEORGETOWN,  DEMERARA "  1.03 

CAYENNE "  1.27 

DUTCH  GUIANA "  1.28 

VENEZUELA   "  .29 

VALPARAISO    "  .17 

BUENOS    AIRES "  .45 

MONTEVIDEO    "  1.11 

BAHIA   *•  2.22 

PARA    *'  1.42 

PERNAMBUCO  "  2.35 

RIO  JANEIRO "  2.00 

SANTOS  "  1.51 

MEXICO  CITY Deduct  1.36 

HAVANA "  .30 

KINGSTON,  JAMAICA "  .23 

PANAMA "  .22 

GUAYAQUIL  "  .24 

QUITO    **  .14 

LIMA "  .12 


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IMPORTANT  TO  YOU 


Write  your  messages  clearly. 

Leave  space  between  words  and 
particularly  spa^e  between  lines  of 
typed  or  written  messages. 

The  operator  is  less  likely  to 
make  errors. 

Remember  that  the  operator  is 
compelled  to  work  rapidly  and 
that  legibility  makes  for  accuracy. 

Hand  your  messages  to  us  for 
transmission  in  the  way  you  would 
wish  them  delivered  to  you. 

The  result  will  be  gratifying. 


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Do  you  wonder  that  mistakes 
occur  when  cables  are 
written  this  way? 


JONES 

BUENOS  AIBES  (VIA  COlyON) 
ICYUKICYOL  ICYAGICYBH  ICYHOICYIJ 
ICYULICYAH  OKPIBOKSOG  0KTYK0KUF3 
OKVIHOKWEH  OLEVBOLETZ  TAZHETAZMY 
TEGYXTEHUX  TEYBSTEYUP  TIJZATIJYG 
TOPYRTOPME  TUCUJTUCYK  TUDPATUGAJ 
USSYKUSTUK  USYJAUSYIL  UTBUHUTAWl 
SMITH 


Make  it  a  habit  to  write  your  cables 
clearly  as  follows: 

JONES 

BUENOS  AIRES  (VIA  COLON) 


ICYUKICYOL 
ICYULICYAH 
OKVIHOKWEH 
TEQYXTEHUX 
TOPYRTOPME 
U3SYKUSTUK 


ICYAQICYEH 
OKPIBOKSOQ 
OLEVBOLETZ 
TEYBSTEYUP 
TUCUJTUCYK 
USYJAUSYIL 


ICYHOICYIJ 
OKTYKOKUFS 
TAZHETAZMY 
TIJZATIJYG 
TUDPATUQAJ 
UTBUHUTAWl 
SMITH 


The  result  will  be  increased  accuracy. 


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IMPORTANT 

Until  extensions  of 
ALL  AMERICA   CABLES 
from  Buenos  Aires  to  Brazil 
are  completed,  cablegrams  to 
and  from  Brazil 

FULL  RATE 

and 
DEFERRED 

are  now  being  handled  satis- 
factorily, via 

ALL  AMERICA  CABLES 
and  direct  connecting  lines. 


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MARK  YOUR  MESSAGES 

"VIA     COLON" 

MAIN   CABLE  OFFICE 

89  Broad  Street,  New  York 

Telephone,  Broad  7470 


THE  ONLY  direct  ROUTE 
TO 

ISTHMUS  OF  PANAMA 

AND 

SOUTH  AMERICA 

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